Stop Sabotaging Your Career: 8 Proven Strategies to Succeed--in Spite of Yourself

by Lois P. Frankel

From the New York Times bestselling author of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, a surprising and universal guide to avoiding career pitfalls. From entry-level employees to senior executives, no one is exempt from career derailment. According to internationally recognized business coach Dr. Lois Frankel, the most common sources of unexpected changes in career momentum are not your shortcomings but your strengths--an overdependence on the exceptional abilities that contributed to past success. It is the employee who exhibits the widest array of technical and interpersonal capabilities who will rise to the top.Now, in a guide for business people across all fields and professional levels, Dr. Frankel has identified the eight most effective strategies for overcoming career obstacles and becoming an invaluable member of any work environment. With self-tests and dozens of real world examples, Stop Sabataging Your Career helps readers identify their dominant professional behaviors and offers proven strategies to maximize their career potential--in spite of themselves.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Business, Psychology, Ebooks, Professional Development

335 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 23, 2007

About the author

Dr. Lois Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, a Pasadena, California consulting firm, literally wrote the book on coaching people to succeed in businesses large and small around the globe. Her books Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office and Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich are international bestsellers translated into over twenty-five languages worldwide. Stop Sabotaging Your Career, a book based on her experiences as a pioneer in the field of business coaching working with everyone from CEOs to entry-level professionals, is a must-read for both men and women.

Reviews

[Josephine Olok · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical tips on how to improve your career using 8 success strategies. Dr Frankel provides you with an assessment of where you are in the introductory chapter and in subsequent chapters provides you with suggestions on how to improve the different areas which impact your career. These include: building relationships, being part of a team, the power of perception, developing your EI and likeability, managing up, balancing detail orientation with strategic thinking, developing your value added brand and networking. A lot of these should be pretty obvious but tips are practical and if followed can help with personal development.

[MB (What she read) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm sure Frankel knows this already, but when this book goes up for re-printing, it would be a good idea to take out Tiger Woods in regards having a positive brand and being an example for career emulation! That really dated the book. Wow. Yuck.

Otherwise good and helpful info.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is your career in a rut? Are you looking for a new job or re-entering the workforce? Frankel offers practical, commonsense tips for putting your best foot forward and taking control of your employment situation.

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

some interesting ideas but anything worth knowing... You probably already know